How do I potty train my 18 month old daughter?

Question

I was wondering if anybody had any ideas that might help me. She is my first and I have no clue what I should do. Anything would help!! THanks!

Answer 1

You should wait until she's 2 and can verbalize what is going on. You're looking for trouble doing it this early. I only trained mine once they were 2 and I took a whole weekend off to do nothing else.

I have 3 girls - all potty trained in 1 weekend each!

Take her to the store to pick out panties (2 packages), get her some very special healthy treats or stickers or whatever.
No diapers, no pull ups, Maybe to bed, but THAT IS THE ONLY TIME YOU USE THEM! They are counterproductive and cause confusion.
Let her run bare all day and give lots to drink. You have to watch her like a hawk - when she starts to go, run her to bathroom. If ANY goes in the toilet - lots of praise, clapping, tell her how big she is, she washes hands - she gets a treat. Continue. 2-3 days of this and we were DONE! I continued to give treats after that too - she picked out her panties, etc...
I used a seat that clipped into my toilet seat - it was made clear that belonged to her and she could use it whenever she wanted.
My son (the youngest) was wanting to use the potty just because everyone else did. I told my husband Joel was his job - I trained all the girls! LOL! Joel was easy easy easy too - try my system, it works.

Answer 2

Very, Very few 18 month olds are even ready to begin potty training! Get a potty chair and put it in the bathroom, then let her decide when its time to try, at first it will interest her and then it won't . That's OK, don't push her or you both will end up frustrated. Most kids are at least 2 to 2 and 1/2 before they are ready to begin. Accidents will be common, just be patient.Kids often get too "busy" to remember to go potty, suggest about once every half hour that they sit on the potty and try to go, give encouragement and praise them every time they are successful.

Answer 3

First off understand that it is not going to occur. The first-rate that you would be able to hope for is to coach her to pee on command and take her to the potty every hour. At that age they are most effective simply becoming conscious that they're peeing. Not how to manage it or how one can preserve it. A little one is not competent to potty coach until they are in a position of casting off their own apparel, can verbally categorical the have to go potty and have interest in it. In the event you should not have those three then you are combating a shedding battle. She is historical enough to introducing her to the concept. Get just a little trainer potty and have her take a seat on it every time you go in to make use of the potty. Just get her use to it. Do not pressure her into whatever she does not wish to do. Any step she does take you must heap plenty of praise on her. Keep in mind most little toddlers are usually not competent of potty training unless near or after their third birthday. Even supposing you train her for peeing she won't be ready to remain dry at night or while distracted with play/television. Also she is not going to be ready to do a #2 on her own in the potty. That simply isn't something they've control over at that age. Some thing you do certainly not scold her over a lack of curiosity in potty coaching. They study early on that it's whatever that they've the control over and it'll draw out training even longer if they decide upon a "potty strike"

Answer 4

first, 18 months is a bit early....has she been showing you signs??
if she has been showing signs of interest, then i would just start sitting her on the potty throughout the day.

it's kind of like potty training a dog....you just think about when they might need to go...like 1/2 hr after food or drink.
then sit her on the potty and if she goes GREAT!!! have a party! if she doesn't no big deal! and just keep trying.

another thing that worked well with my neices was wearing big girl panties OVER their diapers. so, they had incentive to potty so they could wear their big girl panties.

one thign you don't want to do is pressure her or make her feel bad about accidents or not performing.

she'll get it!

honestly, though....i would just wait until she is giving you cues. if she isn't, then potty training is good to start around 2-ish.

take care:)

Answer 5

Make sure she is showing signs of potty training.

Does she know when she is poopy or wet? Can she articulate it good enough?

My daughter started telling me at 14 months that she had to go poopy and then would poop in her diaper.

We bought a potty chair and let her get used to the idea of sitting on it. She would sit on her potty at the same time I was going. We bought a couple of potty books and she LOVES to read them while sitting on the potty.

She is now 22 months and will still let me know when she needs to go poopy. She will pee in the potty, but still doesn't know when to tell me. If I don't sit her on the potty every couple of hours then she goes pee in her diaper.

Don't get frustrated, let it happen naturally. We aren't always diligent with getting her on the potty and when she does go in her diaper we say: "Did you have an accident? That's OK, we'll try and go in the potty next time, let's go change your wet/poopy diaper" This way she knows that her diaper is wet or poopy and that it's not a bad thing to have accidents.

We are still a ways from having her fully potty trained. We are hoping to be totally potty trained, day and night, by 3yrs.

Answer 6

well, start by taking her with you every time you go potty. she may be too young, but everyone is different. let her show you she is interested beofre you try to start teachingor it will be like fighting a losing battle. once she shows interest, make a huge deal of how fun it is. tell her she will get to buy brand new big girl's and wear them just like mommy. then tell her that if she can go in the potty that she gets to use the big girl soap on the sink. make one special bar just for potty time and make it seem like pottying is the greatest ever. she will be so excited, that it will seem like fun to her. try to keep an eye on her patterns. when it seems like she has to go, put her on the potty. once she realizes what the feeling is she is supposed to be telling you about, she will do better at it. it wont happen overnight, but it gets easier as they get older.

Answer 7

potty training starts when she realizes you're on the potty. Thats where the whole issue lies. You let her follow you in when you go potty, tell her what your doing and that when she's big she can do it to.

Get her a little potty for her own, and let her sit on it with you.

Then she will make the choice to do it, and it will be quicker and easier to finish the whole process.

Once she's decided she knows when she has to go, and that she has to do something about it, either telling you or running to the potty, get rid of the diapers and put her in undies, with a plastic pants for night time.

Encourage her by showing her how other big girls are big enough to go potty and tell their mommies so. Help her to remember to go by asking her, NOT making her. If she says she doesnt have to, let her alone. If she messes remind her that she's too big to go potty in her pants like a baby and that its just yucky to do that.

You'll be done in a few days, or a week or so. It doesnt take long.

My mom had me done at 18 months, I had my brothers done at the same time, and have helped a lot of other people train their kids.

DONT do rewards, and DONT make it a battle of wills. Just like she decided to eat solids, she decides to go potty. Its natural.

Answer 8

I used to spray my dogs in the face with a water bottle LOL

What really works well is a reward program. Every time they potty give them 1 M&M. Only 1 don't over do it. it is not about the M&M anyway it is about the recognition.

Also you need to remind tham all the time; Until they can start remembering themselves. if you are consistant and remind them this will go quick.

Also make a big deal when they use the potty.

Good luck.

Answer 9

Shes way too young to potty train , she should be at least 2 1/2 before you even think of it.

Answer 10

I just put a potty in the bathroom for my 16 month old. i am gently introducing it to her and letting her sit on "Her very own potty" when Mommy has to go potty. I just let her sit on it with cloths on and get to see how COOL it is. i tried here and there with no diapers and will wait for "something to happen" and then praise praise praise.

Im a 1st time Mommy too so thats what i decided to do.
Would love to hear other ideas but everyone has a child thats so different.
I just know not to push them too hard and make it fun and exciting.